Napkin (diaper) dermatitis and gastrointestinal carriage of Candida albicans

Abstract

The correlation of recovery of Candida albicans from the skin, rectum and faeces of four clinically distinct groups of infants with napkin (diaper) dermatitis has been studied. We found that: (I) C. albicans is largely and constantly present both on the skin and in faeces of subjects with clinically overt Candidiasis of the napkin area; (2) C. albicans is lacking from both the skin and faeces of subjects with chafing or atopic dermatitis; (3) C. albicans can be found in faeces of subjects with unclassifiable napkin dermatitis in a direct relationship with its clinical severity; (4) failure to recover C. albicans from the skin can be due to the inhibitory effect of the inflammatory host reaction and therefore can be misleading.

Role of menthol in treatment of candidial napkin dermatitis

“…Therefore, 70 neonates (35 in each group) with fully completed rash score records were statistically analyzed, who completed the 7 days course of study or were healed clinically before the end of the study. Sex distribution was not statistically different between the menthol and control groups, with a male to female ratio of 15:20 vs. 18 's t test). On the 3rd, 5th and 7th day of therapy the total rash score was both clinically and statistically significant between the menthol and control groups (8.…”

Fisiopatologia da dermatite da área das fraldas: parte I

“…23,24 Vários estudos sugerem forte associação entre a gravidade da dermatite e o número de colônias presente. 3,25 A maioria dos autores acredita que a C. albicans invada apenas secundariamente a pele lesada, [26][27][28] embora outros defendam seu desempenho de papel primário. As bactérias fecais têm provável efeito sinérgico com a Candida em produzir a erupção.…”

Dermatomykosen im Kindesalter

“…Zu den intertriginösen Kandidosen gehört auch eine meist als banale Windeldermatitis verkannte Erkrankung der Säuglinge und Frühgeborenen, die Candidosis genito-glutealis, früher auch als Windel soor bezeichnet [11,14].…”

“…Besonderer Wert kommt, insbesondere bei der Kandidose im Windelbereich, antimykotikumhaltigen Pasten zu. Stark fetthaltige Salben sind kontraindiziert, da sie die Abdunstung behindern [11,14].…”